Christie’s announced Americana at Christie’s New York, a series of live and online auctions, viewings and events, from September 17-22.

In the 1950s, America's best-known folk-art wood-carver was Wilhelm Schimmel of Cumberland Valley, Pa. A carved eagle by this man was the dream of many a collector. His pieces, even then, went for ...

In the 1950s, America’s best-known folk-art wood-carver was Wilhelm Schimmel of Cumberland Valley, Pa. A carved eagle by this man was the dream of many a collector. His pieces, even then, went for ...

In the 1950s, America's best-known folk-art wood-carver was Wilhelm Schimmel of Cumberland Valley, Pa. A carved eagle by this man was the dream of many a collector. His pieces, even then, went for ...

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In the 1950s, America's best-known folk-art woodcarver was Wilhelm Schimmel of Cumberland Valley, Pa. A carved eagle by this man was the dream of many a collector. His pieces, even then, went for ...

In the 1950s, America's best-known folk-art wood-carver was Wilhelm Schimmel of Cumberland Valley, Pa. A carved eagle by this man was the dream of many a collector. His pieces, even then, went for ...

Years ago Jim Murphy admired an antique bird tree carving by the 1800s Pennsylvania German folk artist Wilhelm Schimmel. There was just one catch. The whimsical carving was valued at $88,000. “I ...

In the 1950s, America's best-known folk-art wood-carver was Wilhelm Schimmel of Cumberland Valley, Pa. His pieces, even then, went for thousands of dollars. Schimmel (1817-90) was born in Germany and ...

In the 1950s, America's best-known folk-art wood-carver was Wilhelm Schimmel of Cumberland Valley, Pa. A carved eagle by this man was the dream of many a collector. His pieces, even then, went for ...